Arts & Entertainment

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April 18, 2010

Movies: Being good isn’t enough: Heroes need a gun or three

'Kick-Ass" takes crime-fighting teens and adds generous dollops of gore, violence and weaponry.
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April 18, 2010

Keyes: A special night for friends of Bill

PORTLAND — Dan Jackson wasn’t a friend of Bill Chinnock’s. He didn’t know him, and never met him. But Jackson was a fan. He used to go to Chinnock’s concerts around Maine, and when Chinnock died three years ago, Jackson attended the funeral. “I needed to pay my respects,” he said. This coming Saturday, Jackson […]
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April 18, 2010

Arts Planner

This week • This one will be fun. Music director Robert Moody will be jiving from the podium when he leads the Portland Symphony Orchestra and guests Motor Booty Affair in a PSO Pops! tribute to the music of the ’70s. The orchestra will perform hits from the Eagles, Queen, the Village People and other […]
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April 18, 2010

Andrew Cyr is having a classical gas in NYC

The Fort Kent native is happily making his way in Manhattan, bringing new chamber music to the city's hip night spots.
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April 18, 2010

Art Review: Gleason’s ‘Monhegan’ gets at what it is about Maine painters

Since the late 19th century, Maine has been one of the premier hubs for art in America. For most of this time, it has been a refuge for artists bent on working away from the pressures of the art world. With a gallery boom and major expansions at the Portland Museum of Art, the Bowdoin […]

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April 18, 2010

Taste & Tell: No same-old, same-old at adventuresome Zeta Cafe

SOUTH PORTLAND — Sometimes you get an idea in your head and run with it. Sugar, for instance, comes in handy in apricot crisp. In a syrupy sauce for a grilled pork chop, it might be too much of a good thing, but it works for most of us. In Caesar dressing, it tastes wrong, […]
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April 18, 2010

Sculpture exhibition focuses on four artists

ROCKLAND – The Farnsworth Art Museum has opened an exhibition, “Four in Maine: Site Specific,” showcasing the work of Kazumi Hoshino, Jesse Salisbury, Warren Seelig and Aaron T. Stephan. The second in a program of annual exhibitions devoted to artists working in Maine, the show focuses on sculpture, with each artist creating a site-specific work […]
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April 18, 2010

Books Q & A: Catching up with Mark Kurlansky

The 'Salt' author's latest, 'The Eastern Stars,' is out now.
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April 18, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY • TASTES OF THE SEASON, 6 p.m., Oak Street Bistro, Alfred. Taste wines and bid on auction items in a benefit for the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Charitable Fund. $39 advance/$49 at door. 651-2142. WEDNESDAY • MAINE TWEETUP, […]
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April 18, 2010

Signings, etc.

Portland author James Hayman will read from his 2009 novel “The Cutting,” about a police detective who moves from New York City to Portland and becomes involved in a murder mystery. Hayman will also read from his upcoming book focusing on the same detective, “The Chill of Night,” scheduled for release in June. The talk […]

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